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| − | One of the most common ways to express "it looks like" is to use 看起来. | + | One of the most common ways to express "it looks like" is to use 看起来. This is what we would use if we wanted to express something like "it seems it's hot outside." |
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One of the most common ways to express "it looks like" is to use 看起来. This is what we would use if we wanted to express something like "it seems it's hot outside."
Structure
Just put 看起来 after the subject, as follows:
Subject + 看起来 + Adjective
The subject can be omitted, in which case 看起来 can be followed with a whole statement.
Examples
- 这 个 看 起来 很 漂亮。
- 他 看 起来 很 友好。
- 这 些 食物 看 起来 很 好吃。
See also
- Result complement "-qilai"
- "It seems" with "haoxiang"
- Further Uses of Resultative Complement "qilai"
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